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enhttp://ripr.org/feeds/term/3573/rss.xmlScott MacKay's New Hampshire Primary Analysishttp://ripr.org/post/scott-mackays-new-hampshire-primary-analysis
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The only sure element of the 2016 presidential sweepstakes, in the aftermath of the New Hampshire primary , is that both Democrats and Republicans now face long nominating battles.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The party elites hate this – short and sweet nominating contests work best for them. Long campaigns drain money and effort away from the general election and create internecine jousts. That doesn’t mean, as in the Democratic battle of 2008, that the primary wounds can’t be healed, but it does take time.</span></p>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:19:46 +0000Scott MacKay63232 at http://ripr.orgScott MacKay's New Hampshire Primary AnalysisRhode Islanders React To New Hampshire Primary Resultshttp://ripr.org/post/rhode-islanders-react-new-hampshire-primary-results
<p>Democrat Bernie Sanders beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by double digits in the New Hampshire primary, and Donald Trump was the big Republican winner, an outcome that was expected but left other Republican candidates vying for second place.&nbsp;</p><p>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:55:03 +0000Elisabeth Harrison & Katherine Doherty63231 at http://ripr.orgRhode Islanders React To New Hampshire Primary ResultsLatest Brown Poll Shows Dead Heat for Fung and Raimondohttp://ripr.org/post/latest-brown-poll-shows-dead-heat-fung-and-raimondo
<p>A week after issuing a poll showing <a href="http://ripr.org/post/brown-poll-shows-raimondo-elorza-10-points-each#.VEkoKWMDLjc.twitter">an 11-point lead</a> for Democrat Gina Raimondo, Brown University's Taubman Center is out with <a href="https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/10/taubman">a new poll</a> showing a statistical dead heat between Raimondo and Republican Allan Fung.</p>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:25:58 +0000Ian Donnis41446 at http://ripr.orgLatest Brown Poll Shows Dead Heat for Fung and RaimondoPolitical Heavy Hitters Return To RI To Stump For Local Candidateshttp://ripr.org/post/political-heavy-hitters-return-ri-stump-local-candidates
<p>New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is slated to return to Rhode Island to campaign Tuesday with Republican gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung. &nbsp;First Lady Michelle Obama is expected here later in the week.</p><p></p><p></p>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:12:48 +0000Ian Donnis41437 at http://ripr.orgPolitical Heavy Hitters Return To RI To Stump For Local CandidatesNew Governor's Race Poll Results Out Tomorrowhttp://ripr.org/post/new-governors-race-poll-results-out-tomorrow
<p>A new poll in the governor’s race comes out Tuesday from <em>The Providence Journal</em> and WPRI.&nbsp; It’s the second poll in the governor’s race since the primary. It comes with just three weeks remaining before the general election.</p><p></p><p>The first poll came out in late September, and showed Democratic state treasurer Gina Raimondo with a slight lead over Republican Cranston Mayor Allan Fung.&nbsp;</p>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:29:33 +0000John Bender40830 at http://ripr.orgNew Governor's Race Poll Results Out TomorrowNJ Governor Christie Touts Fung's Chances in Novemberhttp://ripr.org/post/nj-governor-christie-touts-fungs-chances-november
<p></p><p>New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association, said Friday the RGA will do everything it can help to help Allan Fung beat Democrat Gina Raimondo in the November 4 election.</p>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:11:07 +0000Ian Donnis40698 at http://ripr.orgNJ Governor Christie Touts Fung's Chances in NovemberTwilight for the tea party in Rhode Island GOPhttp://ripr.org/post/twilight-tea-party-rhode-island-gop
<p>What is the tea party’s future in Rhode Island Republican politics? RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay talks tea with the two announced GOP candidates for governor.</p><p>In April, 2010, at the height of the tea party insurgency, then-Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri addressed a boisterous rally on the south steps of the Statehouse. To 500 or &nbsp;so&nbsp; tea party activists, Carcieri bellowed, ``I love the tea party, I love the tea party.’’</p>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:02:15 +0000Scott MacKay24533 at http://ripr.org